chains

I generally try to sharpen my chains on the saw. Sometimes I don't have time and put on a new chain. Then I wind up with a half dozen chains off the saw that need a medium sharpening. Is there a product or a home made jig that would fit in a vice to hold the chain and be able to advance it and...

Want to make sure when I start my carving it is not a:chainsaw:

I think that when I bought my saws I focused on the wrong thing, namely a focus on the powerheads w/o a focus on "Perpetually-sharp chains", whether accomplished by buying chain in-bulk and making my own, or investing in some expensive machinery that'd quickly&easily sharpen a chain for me (IE...

tl;dr- Which, if any, modifications are worth doing to an out-of-box chainsaw? ~~~~~~~~~~ I'm hoping to understand this a bit more, I learned about two general 'types' of what I can only describe as intentional-weakening of chainsaws (out-of-box) and want to learn more, specifically: #1 - It...

'Been cutting some logs/stumps into smaller pieces for burning in a neighbor's wood stove. The logs contain assorted nails, staples and other metallic tramp material and my chains seems to find them all. [I'm running 20LPX chain on the Husky 346XP.] On one chain I've had three teeth so...

Hey all, Recently picked up a new saw - Jonsered CS2245 (Picture in my avatar) for fairly lightweight work around the house and up at camp. After taking it out for the first real day of work, I found (not unexpectedly) that the iddy biddy engine just doesn't have the power to come even close...

As the title says. What are the your "must have" "Hi-Tech parts" ? 1.Is it the super light weight bars? 2.Is it the best powerful powerhead? 3. Is it the best chain? What is the saws, parts, Hi-Tech goodies that you had to have and if not, you would lose sleep over it. Also what do you like...

Need a couple chainsaw bars. Don't care about brand, and would like to have them with a sprocket nose if possible. Need one at least 16" for a super xl auto and need another one at least 20" (would prefer bigger but I can live with that) for a xl-925 mount type. I may also need a 16" to fit a...

Two part question: How does everyone secure your chainsaws when traveling? I have a small net in my truck that holds it in place, but it still clatters around more than I'd like. How does everyone store extra chains when you're traveling in the woods? Mine get thrown into the saw bag with files...